To be honest, it has been a long process. I spent most of my life wishing for a smaller body. To me, being thin meant being happy. As I type this today, I am not thin, but I am happy — that started to grow as soon as I stopped trying to wish myself thin and accepted (and appreciated) myself for who I am and how I look right now. So many of us wish we could go back in time and let ourselves know that things will get better. This is what I wish I could tell my younger self… I would like younger Jessica to know that her body is not a work in progress. It is something she should be proud of no matter what. That couldn’t be more wrong. As women, we are so much more than our bodies, whether they fit society’s beauty ideals or not. We are friends, we are mothers, we are smart, we are funny — we are so many things. The reality: Life gives very few do-overs. Live every moment to the fullest.
title: “9 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Growing Up Fat” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-24” author: “Jean Gonzales”
To be honest, it has been a long process. I spent most of my life wishing for a smaller body. To me, being thin meant being happy. As I type this today, I am not thin, but I am happy — that started to grow as soon as I stopped trying to wish myself thin and accepted (and appreciated) myself for who I am and how I look right now. So many of us wish we could go back in time and let ourselves know that things will get better. This is what I wish I could tell my younger self… I would like younger Jessica to know that her body is not a work in progress. It is something she should be proud of no matter what. That couldn’t be more wrong. As women, we are so much more than our bodies, whether they fit society’s beauty ideals or not. We are friends, we are mothers, we are smart, we are funny — we are so many things. The reality: Life gives very few do-overs. Live every moment to the fullest.
title: “9 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Growing Up Fat” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-15” author: “Robert Kuznicki”
To be honest, it has been a long process. I spent most of my life wishing for a smaller body. To me, being thin meant being happy. As I type this today, I am not thin, but I am happy — that started to grow as soon as I stopped trying to wish myself thin and accepted (and appreciated) myself for who I am and how I look right now. So many of us wish we could go back in time and let ourselves know that things will get better. This is what I wish I could tell my younger self… I would like younger Jessica to know that her body is not a work in progress. It is something she should be proud of no matter what. That couldn’t be more wrong. As women, we are so much more than our bodies, whether they fit society’s beauty ideals or not. We are friends, we are mothers, we are smart, we are funny — we are so many things. The reality: Life gives very few do-overs. Live every moment to the fullest.
